

Do Not Ask My Daughter to Smile
“Smile.” The request elicits two very dichotomous reactions from me: a pavlovian need to smile and a simultaneous “F*** You!”

How Parenting and Politics Challenge My Inner-Introvert
After years of fighting my shyness, I thought I had come to a happy medium, but two new issues arose that challenged my inner introvert: Parenting and Politics.

How Star Wars Helped Me Embrace My Baby’s Helmet
Even though knowing my daughter's helmet would help was reason enough to appreciate it, making it a work of art was what helped us fully embrace it.

I'm Raising an Only Child and It's Not the End of the World
The decision to be one and done seems to be hard for others to understand
